Sierra Sapphire Cosworth

[Stevenr]

Bought my childhood dream car this week,love it to bits already.

Genuine 30k from new,it was bought new by Ken Brittain of Brodie Brittain Racing and had a few toys added by them taking it up to around 360 bhp.Not sure how many of those ponies are left these days but it's certainly lively for an old girl.

Not had a chance to take many photos yet because I've been busy learning to drive a Sierra all over again after having the Impreza for the last year.I'll update as I get it to how I want it though.

Edited by Stevenr on Friday 24th April 15:19

[Quhet]

Looks lovely, bet it wasn't cheap though.

[Stevenr]

Quhet said:

Looks lovely, bet it wasn't cheap though.

Show me an 80's RS Ford that is

This one wasn't all that bad to be honest,yes a lot of money for an old Sierra but it won't lose any money in the next few years.

[Baryonyx]

Magnificent, my favourite saloon of all time and dare I say, my favourite car of all time!

[wongthecorrupter]

lovely, and in the best colour. I have owned 3 white ones

[Honestherbert]

Lovely car OP in best colour too!! selling mine was one of my biggest regret, not least because it will now be worth 4x what I sold it for back in the day!! Look forward to updates

[16plates]

Awesome car. Real soft spot for old Fords.

Enjoy OP and get more pics up!!

[cerb4.5lee]

Very nice I love these a good mate of mine had two of them in white running only stage 1 but I thoroughly loved driving them, its hard to find really good ones now and they do command very strong money.

Enjoy it.

[PH5121]

Lovely car, I have always had a soft spot for them ever since my dad got a new one in 1988.

It was the same as yours, a white 2wd one. He had his tuned by a local Ford dealer who would still maintain the Ford warranty. It didn't have a ridiculous amount of power, but could spin its wheels in the first 3 gears, and could exceed 150mph with ease, which as a teenager impressed the hell out of me!

He sold it the day I passed my driving test so I never got to drive it.

[TheAngryDog]

Nice car op. A fair ransom indeed would have been paid for this. I regret selling mine 10 years ago. If they weren't so expensive now I'd have another, but good ones Are E60 M5 money and I cannot justify that!

[95Aero]

Bet these are proper weapons, they only weight 1200 ish kg

[wongthecorrupter]

A stage 1 cosworth is a very capable car, they make good use of the 270 bhp

[exgtt]

Yep the way the rear squats and they bugger off into the distance @ stage 1+ is bloody amazing given the age of these things. Especially the 2wd ones.

[AWG]

Fine taste Sir! Enjoy the RS ownership.

[iacabu]

Love this!

Just a shame that in my experience Saffs aren't a very popular shape for those who aren't into Fords

[wongthecorrupter]

Greens, 3 bar map sensor, chip, t34 turbo and 25 psi. Not much gets past then

[C7 JFW]

Time to get that in the air and see what you're dealing with.

Nice nest egg if you don't touch it any further.

[Nedzilla]

Had a white 2wd saph on a F plate about 18 yrs ago. Fantastic car,only my second car and my first rwd so it's fair to say I had a few sideways scary moments esp being in my early 20s!
It ended up with a full rebuild,new turbo,konis and poly bushed all round. Only a stage 1 on standard yellows but a very quick and capable car,for the time at least.

[AB8219]

Had two of these (both 2wd) when I was younger. Certainly taught me how to drive. And hugely miss them!!

As said, best colour by far, and a fantastic purchase.

Enjoy every second!!

[cerb4.5lee]

wongthecorrupter said:

A stage 1 cosworth is a very capable car, they make good use of the 270 bhp

It was when a friend took me out in his RWD stage 1 model for the first time and he was a pretty handy driver slinging it sideways all over the place...needless to say I sold my XR4x4 and bought a 200sx because I needed some of this sliding fun myself!

I have pretty much stuck to RWD since because of the saff cossie so it will always have a special place in my mind for sure.